This book is a feast for your eyes. Long awaited by professional chefs, this groundbreaking guide to food presentation will also delight and inspire culinary students and sophisticated home cooks. Acclaimed food writer and culinary producer Christopher Styler describes seven distinctive plating styles, from Minimalist to Naturalist to Dramatic, ...
Thousands have fallen in love with the anonymously authored book The Way of a Pilgrim--the account of an ordinary man's encounter with the Eastern Orthodox Christian practice of the Jesus Prayer, which consists of the constant repetition of the short phrase, "Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy upon me." Here is the perfect introduction to this life ...
Lazarus draws on his four decades of pioneering research to bring readers the first book to move beyond both clinical jargon and "feel-good" popular psychology to really explain, in plain, accessible language, how emotions are aroused, how they are managed, and how they critically shape our views of ourselves and the world around us. With his co ...
The reissue of a classic work, now with a foreword by Daniel Goleman! Here is a monumental work that continues in the tradition pioneered by co-author Richard Lazarus in his classic book "Psychological Stress and the Coping Process." Dr. Lazarus and his collaborator, Dr. Susan Folkman, present here a detailed theory of psychological stress, ...
The classic book of therapy, "one of the best self-help books ever written" (Albert Ellis, Ph.D.), available for the first time in trade paperback. Based on the two significant assumptions that assertiveness is crucial in interpersonal relationships and that we are not victims of circumstance, but that the locus of control is in ourselves, this ...
In recent years a growing number of citizens have defected from the major parties to third party presidential candidates. Over the past three decades, independent campaigns led by George Wallace, John Anderson, and Ross Perot have attracted more electoral support than at any time since the 1920s. Third Parties in America explains why and when the ...
Do you have what it takes to be a producer? Do you know what it takes? In Hollywood in the nineties, the power is with the producer-either working within a studio system or as an independent. Learn the basics of: -Acquiring rights-how to negotiate an option -Involving agents-how to get them to sit up and take notice of your project -Dealing with ...
A real-world DESIGN tool for sustainable design In this comprehensive guide, the world's largest architectural/engineering design firm helps architects, engineers, planners, interior designers, and landscape architects integrate sustainable design strategies into their work. Featuring twenty-four case studies of a variety of international HOK ...
The author of "Black Hills/White Justice" offers an inside look at the most secretive institution in the American government--the Supreme Court. of photos.
Now in a thoroughly revised and significantly expanded second edition, this volume comprehensively examines the nature of psychosocial stress, the strategies individuals use to cope with it, and the implications for adaptation and health across the lifespan. Carolyn M. Aldwin synthesizes a vast body of knowledge within a conceptual framework that ...
Provides concise answers for solving mental health problems. Learn the vital elements of a successful marriage; how to deal effectively with anger, depression, stress, anxiety. In plain language, and brief enough to be read in about a minute, each of the 116 mental health "morsels" helps readers handle a key life issue. Introduced with a brief ...
Never before has a Supreme Court clerk told the true story of how the Court decides cases--and why. Now, in a definitive and devastating portrait of a Court shattered by politics, Edward Lazarus explains the hidden tactics of the Justices and their powerful clerks--as well as the profound consequences for our country. Excerpt in "American Lawyer". ...
This book helps you to understand the beliefs, customs, and rituals of each faith. It presents the fun and easy way to know the common elements of these widespread religions. Want to know more about the faiths of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? This plain-English guide traces their evolution from their common origin - Abraham - and explains ...
Lazarus reveals a wealth of self-help mental imagery techniques that can help overcome anxiety, bad habits, psychosomatic disorders, and sexual problems.
Tragic, sensational, spine-chilling, and addictively entertaining, this collection is "The Darwin Awards" meets "The Stupidest Things Ever Said." In story after story readers meet the star-crossed, the extremely unlucky, and the fatally foolish, but isn't it nice to know that someone, somewhere, had a worse day?
This work provides a complete theory of the emotional processes, explaining how different emotions are elicited and expressed, and how the emotional range of individuals develops over their lifetime. The author's approach puts emotion in a central role as a complex, patterned, organic reaction to both daily events and long-term efforts on the part ...
A sequel to "Stress, Appraisal and Coping", this volume explores the latest findings and trends in research and theory. It focuses on the rationale for a cognitive-mediational approach to stress and the emotions, and distinguishes between social, physiological and psychological stress. Topics include: work and family stress; chronic stress; ...
Readers are taken on a wild ride through the century of action, from the makeshift race in 1903 to the incredible panorama of the 2003 Daytona 500. Each aspect of the story is accented with colorful anecdotes, featuring the cultured drivers of the early 1900s to the roughnecks from the Southern woods to today's superstars who dare the famed high ...
A guide to glorafilia needlepoint, which shows in practical detail, how to achieve the quality that has made this type of needlepoint famous. It describes the themes that have inspired the projects - classical motifs, Victorian florals, geometrics and oriental designs. These designs can then be used on cushions, pictures, stuffed animals, samplers ...
A collection of small pieces from Glorafilia that have been inspired by a range of antiques and collectibles, from blue-and-white china to teddy bears. Close-up photos and color charts show every detail.
Information on the latest--and most affordable--in alternative canine health care is provided, including the facts on commercial dog food, vaccinations, and infectious diseases.
In January 1986, the "Challenger" disaster shocked the world. The ensuing investigation threatens to tear Dolores Haye's family and community apart. She must find a way to reconstruct what went wrong both in her family and at NASA, without losing sight of her dreams.
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